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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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