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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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