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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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