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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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