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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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