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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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