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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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