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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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