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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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