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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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