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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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