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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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