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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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