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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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