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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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