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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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