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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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