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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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