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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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