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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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