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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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