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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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