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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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