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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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