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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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