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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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