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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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