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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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