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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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