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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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