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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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