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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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