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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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