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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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