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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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