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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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