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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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