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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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