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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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