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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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