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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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