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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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