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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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