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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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