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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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