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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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