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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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