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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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