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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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