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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure 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 massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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