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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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