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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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