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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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