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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major 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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