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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major 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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