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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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