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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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