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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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