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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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