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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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