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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education