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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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