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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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