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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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