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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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