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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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