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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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