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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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