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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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