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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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