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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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