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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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