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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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