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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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