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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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