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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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