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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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