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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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