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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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