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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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