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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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