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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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