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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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