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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring 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 sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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