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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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