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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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