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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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