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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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