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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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