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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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