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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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