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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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