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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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