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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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