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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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