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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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