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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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