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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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