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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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