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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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