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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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