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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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