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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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