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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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