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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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