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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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