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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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