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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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