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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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