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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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