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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies 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 stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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