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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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