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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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