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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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