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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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