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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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