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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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