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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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