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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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