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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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