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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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