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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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