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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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