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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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