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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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