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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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