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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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