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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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