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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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