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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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