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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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