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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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