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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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