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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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