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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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