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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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