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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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