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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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