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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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