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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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