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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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