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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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