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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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