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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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