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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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