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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open 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 experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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