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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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