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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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