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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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