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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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