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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. 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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