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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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