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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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