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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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