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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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