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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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