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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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