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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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