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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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