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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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