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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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