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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models 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 institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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