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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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