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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not 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 issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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