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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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