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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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