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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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