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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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