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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies 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 organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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