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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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