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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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