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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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