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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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