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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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