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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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