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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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