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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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