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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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