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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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