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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students 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 evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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