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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online 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 innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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