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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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