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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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