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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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