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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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