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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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