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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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