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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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