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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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