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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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