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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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