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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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