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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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