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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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