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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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