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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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