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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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