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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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