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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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