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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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