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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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