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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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