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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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