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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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