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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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