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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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