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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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