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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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