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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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