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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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