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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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