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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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