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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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