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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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