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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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