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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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