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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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