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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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