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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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