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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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