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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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