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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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