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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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