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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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