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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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