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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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