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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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