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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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