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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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