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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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