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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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