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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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