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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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