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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are normally 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 learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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