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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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