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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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