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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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