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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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