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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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