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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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