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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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