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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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