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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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