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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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