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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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