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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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