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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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