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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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