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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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