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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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