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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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