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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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