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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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