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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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