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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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