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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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