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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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