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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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