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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes 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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