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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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