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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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