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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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