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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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