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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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