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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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