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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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