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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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