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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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