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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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