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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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