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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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