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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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