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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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