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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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