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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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