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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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