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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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