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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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