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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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