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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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