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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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