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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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