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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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