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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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