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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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