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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important 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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