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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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