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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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