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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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