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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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