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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers 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 participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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