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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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