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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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