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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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