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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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