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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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