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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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