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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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