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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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