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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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