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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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