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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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