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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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