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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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