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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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