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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing 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 educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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