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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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