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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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