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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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