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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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