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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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