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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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