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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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