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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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