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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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