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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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