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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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