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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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