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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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