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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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