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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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