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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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