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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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