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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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