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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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