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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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