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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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