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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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