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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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