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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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