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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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