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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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