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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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