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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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