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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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