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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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