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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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