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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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