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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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