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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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