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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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