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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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