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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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