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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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