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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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