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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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