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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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