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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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