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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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