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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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