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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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