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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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