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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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