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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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