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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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