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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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