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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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