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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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