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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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