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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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