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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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