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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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