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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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