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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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