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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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