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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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