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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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