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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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