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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education