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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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