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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. 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 massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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