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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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