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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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