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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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