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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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