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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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