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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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