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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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