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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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