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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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