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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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