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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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