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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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