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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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