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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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