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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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