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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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