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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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