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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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