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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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