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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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