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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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