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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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