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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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