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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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