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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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