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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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