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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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