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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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