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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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