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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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