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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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