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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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