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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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