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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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