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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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