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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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