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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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