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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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