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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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