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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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