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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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