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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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