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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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