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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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