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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models 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 organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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