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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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