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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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