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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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