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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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