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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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