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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. 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 generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses 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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