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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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