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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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