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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies 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 in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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