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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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