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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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