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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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