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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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