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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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