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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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