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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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