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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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