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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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