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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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