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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have enabled students all over 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. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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