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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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