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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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