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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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