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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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