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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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