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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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