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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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