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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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