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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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