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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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