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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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