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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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