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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What 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 handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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