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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open 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 handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major 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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