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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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