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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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