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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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