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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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