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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches 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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