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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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