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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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