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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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