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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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