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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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