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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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