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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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