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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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