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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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