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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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