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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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