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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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