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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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