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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. 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 massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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