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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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