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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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