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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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