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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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