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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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