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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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