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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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