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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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