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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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