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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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