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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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