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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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