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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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