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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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