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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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