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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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