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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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