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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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