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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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