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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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