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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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