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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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