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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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