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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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