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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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