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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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