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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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