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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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