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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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