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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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