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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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