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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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