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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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