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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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