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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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