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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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