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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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