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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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