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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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