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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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