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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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