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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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