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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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